Oxomoco Disaster

The Oxomoco disaster was an accident that occured on board the Exodus Fleet homesteader Oxomoco.

Disaster and causes
On GC standard 129/303, a shuttle crashed into the Oxomoco. Due to fatigued bulkheads, massive decompression happened. 43,756 people lost their lives in the accident.

Immediate effects
The disaster created a problem for the caretakers of the Fleet, who did not have the capacity to process so many bodies all at once. It was decided to launch the bodies into Risheth, the Fleet's sun. The disaster caused the Exodus Fleet and other Human colonies to go into a state of mourning, with many people having lost family members.

Long-term effects
The disaster had a long term psychological impact on those in the Fleet. Commemorations of the accident were held in the Exodus Fleet and on Mars. The wreck of the Oxomoco was tugged away from the rest of the Fleet, positioned in orbit in such a way that it would always be on the opposite side of the sun.